Las Vegas, NV – A fugitive that was profiled on America’s
Most Wanted television show was arrested last night in Las Vegas, Nevada, by the
Nevada Fugitive Investigative Strike Team (FIST). Anton Blevins, 21, was wanted
by the Detroit Police Department for homicide. It is alleged that Blevins had a
violent encounter outside of a nightclub in downtown Detroit. During this
altercation, Wayne State University cornerback Courtney Cortez Smith was fatally
shot.

U.S. Marshals developed information that Blevins fled to the Las Vegas Valley.
On December 13, 2011, Blevins was located and arrested in the vicinity of West
Sahara Avenue and Hualapai Way. Blevins was booked into the Clark County
Detention Center pending his extradition to Michigan.

District of Nevada U.S. Marshal Christopher Hoye stated, “This is yet another
example of how our joint agency efforts are apprehending fugitives who think
they can hide in the Las Vegas community.”

The Nevada FIST is a permanent task force that brings together the resources and
expertise of state, local and federal agencies in a coordinated effort to arrest
dangerous and violent fugitives. The Nevada FIST is led by the U.S. Marshals and
is comprised of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals, the Las Vegas
Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada Department of Public Safety, and the
Nevada Department of Corrections.